A Pictorial History

FOOTBALL PROGRAMMES

Steve Marsh & Stuart Allen

1959-60 Football Combination

CHELSEA : Football Combination

Upton Park

2 - 1 (Brett 2)

19 September 1959

Rhodes

Kirkup

Lyall

Obeney

Moore

Hurst

Wragg

Cartwright

Brett

Smillie

Scott

There was an attendance of 1,700 at Upton Park for the Combination fixture v Chelsea Reserves. There was a tremendous improvement in the Hammers' display as compared with the previous week, for they were much quicker on the ball and played very good soccer; indeed the Pensioners were over-run during the first quarter-of-an-hour. Failure to finish off good moves and goal-line clearances kept the final score down to 2-1 in our favour, but it could well have been larger. Ron Brett rounded off a good afternoon by netting both our goals.

LEICESTER CITY : Football Combination

SOUTHEND UNITED : Football Combination

BRISTOL CITY : Football Combination

Ashton Gate

0 - 4

8 September 1959

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LEYTON ORIENT : Football Combination

SOUTHAMPTON : Football Combination

BIRMINGHAM CITY : Football Combination

Upton Park

0 - 4

29 August 1959

Roots Hall

3 - 0 (Brett, Hills, Scott)

5 September 1959

Upton Park

1 - 1 (Wragg)

12 September 1959

The Dell

1 - 5 (Wragg)

26 September 1959

Upton Park

4 - 3 (Brett 3, Lansdowne [pen])

3 October 1959

Dean Court

0 - 5

10 October 1959

Rhodes

Kirkup

Burkett

Bovington

Moore

Lansdowne

Wragg

Cartwright

Brett

Hills

Scott

Rhodes

Kirkup

Lyall

Obeney

Moore

Hurst

Wragg

Cartwright

Brett

Smillie

Scott

BOURNEMOUTH & BOSCOMBE ATHLETIC : Football Combination

HENDON : London Challege Cup (First Round)

NOTTINGHAM FOREST : Football Combination

WIMBLEDON : London Challenge Cup (Second Round)

PORTSMOUTH : Football Combination

ARSENAL : Football Combination

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION : Football Combination

SWANSEA TOWN : Football Combination

IPSWICH TOWN : Football Combination

LUTON TOWN : Football Combination

NOTTINGHAM FOREST : Football Combination

BOURNEMOUTH & BOSCOMBE ATHLETIC : Football Combination

BRISTOL CITY : Football Combination

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR : Football Combination

SECOND-HALF

Upton Park

2 - 0 (Brett 2)

12 October 1959

Upton Park

1 - 4 (Brett)

17 October 1959

Upton Park

0 - 3

19 October 1959

Fratton Park

2 - 5 (Brett, Smillie)

24 October 1959

Upton Park

2 - 1 (Smillie, [og])

31 October 1959

Goldstone Ground

1 - 5 (Keeble)

7 November 1959

Upton Park

6 - 1 (Keeble 2, Cartwright, Hills, Smillie, Wragg)

14 November 1959

Portman Road

3 - 3 (Cartwright, Keeble, Hurst)

21 November 1959

Upton Park

1 - 0 (Keeble)

28 November 1959

City Ground

2 - 2 (Wragg 2)

5 December 1959

Upton Park

0 - 2

12 December 1959

Upton Park

2 - 1 (Cartwright 2)

19 December 1959

White Hart Lane

1 - 4 (Wragg)

26 December 1959

Rhodes

Kirkup

Lyall

Obeney

Moore

Lansdowne

Wragg

Cartwright

Brett

Smillie

Scott

Rhodes

Cripps

Lyall

Bovington

Bickles

Lansdowne

Wragg

Brooks

Brett

Obeney

Hills

Rhodes

Cripps

Lyall

Obeney

Moore

Lansdowne

Grice

Boyce

Brett

Smillie

Musgrove

Rhodes

Cripps

Lyall

Bovington

Lansdowne

Moore

Woodley

Cartwright

Keeble

Smillie

Hills

Rhodes

Kirkup

Lyall

Hurst

Lansdowne

Moore

Woodley

Cartwright

Keeble

Smillie

Hills

Rhodes

Cripps

Lyall

Hurst

Lansdowne

Moore

Wragg

Boyce

Keeble

Smillie

Hills

Rhodes

Cripps

Lyall

Bovington

Lansdowne

Moore

Wragg

Cartwright

Beesley

Smillie

Scott

Rhodes

Kirkup

Burkett

Obeney

Moore

Lansdowne

Wragg

Cartwright

Brett

Hills

Scott

Rhodes

Kirkup

Lyall

Obeney

Moore

Lansdowne

Wragg

Cartwright

Brett

Dick

Scott

Rhodes

Kirkup

Burkett

Hurst

Moore

Lansdowne

Wragg

Cartwright

Brett

Hills

Scott

Gregory

Kirkup

Lyall

Hurst

Moore

Lansdowne

Wragg

Cartwright

Brett

Smillie

Scott

Gregory

Cripps

Lyall

Obeney

Moore

Lansdowne

Wragg

Smillie

Brett

Hills

Scott

Gregory

Cripps

Lyall

Obeney

Moore

Lansdowne

Woodley

Cartwright

Brett

Smillie

Hills

Rhodes

Cripps

Lyall

Obeney

Moore

Hurst

Wragg

Cartwright

Higgins

Smillie

Hills

Rhodes

Cripps

Lyall

Lansdowne

Moore

Hurst

Wragg

Cartwright

Keeble

Smillie

Hills

Reader

Kirkup

Lyall

Hurst

Lansdowne

Moore

Woodley

Cartwright

Keeble

Smillie

Hills

Mountford

Kirkup

Lyall

Hurst

Lansdowne

Moore

Wragg

Cartwright

Keeble

Smillie

Hills

Rhodes

Kirkup

Lyall

Bovington

Lansdowne

Hurst

Woodley

Cartwright

Brett

Smillie

Scott

The evening match against Hendon in the First Round of the London F.A. Cup attracted a 2,200 attendance to Upton Park.It did not turn out to be an exciting encounter, and it was only on rare occasions that our amateur opponents threatened our goal; they had two or three off-target drives, but no really good shot was on the mark.

Two goals by Ron Brett decided the issue in our favour. The first came after 12 minutes when inter-passing between Andy Smillie and Tony Scott ended with Smillie centreing for our centre-forward to head home from ten yards; the second was made by Scott who crossed the ball along the ground for an easy conversion from very close in.

Of our defenders Harry Cripps put in some constructive play and the Hendon forwards made little headway against a rearguard which constantly left them standing in offside positions.

The Dons got away to a flying start when Williams netted with a hard angled shot after seven minutes, and their tails were definitely up after our equaliser was disallowed for offside with two detenders standing on the line. The tide continued to go against us when Malcolm Musgrove got a hard knock as he ran in to shoot, but the decisive counter came three minutes after the interval when Reynolds goal was registered despite a linesman's flag going up for offside. After that our team could do little right and three minute from time Reynolds added to our discomfort by taking advantage of a mix-up 30 yards from goal to go on and make it 3-0.

On the balance of play the South Londoners definitely deserved their victory and they now meet Tooting & Mitcham in the Semi-Final.